roast controls on a Probat manufactured Impanema Brazilian roaster
The classic natural and pulped-natural BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra... profile is Full City to Full City+City+ roast is an ideal roast level that occurs roughly between 425 and 435 degrees Fahrenheit in many coffee roasters with a responsive bean probe where First Crack..., tending to be layered with cocoa, tobacco, leather, nutty
Nutty is a broad flavor term, reminiscent of nuts ... but what kind exactly?: Nutty is a broad flavor term, reminiscent of nuts. It is tied intrinsically to... and rusticA general characterization of pleasantly "natural" flavors, less sophisticated and less refined, but appealing. : What is Rustic? This is a general term we came up with... Dried... sweetnessSweetness is an important positive quality in fine coffees, and is one of five basic tastes: Sour, Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Savory (Umami). In coffee, sweetness is a highly..., and have a particular fattiness in the mouthfeelHow a coffee feels in the mouth or its apparent texture, a tactile sensation : A major component in the flavor profile of a coffee, it is a.... Because of these characteristics, Brazils are frequent components in espressoA small coffee beverage, about 20 ml, prepared on an espresso machine where pressurized hot water extracted through compressed coffee.: In its most stripped-down, basic form, this is... blends, but also make for excellent drip and press pot coffee brews for folks looking for something with a little more presence and fairly low acidity
Acidity is a positive flavor attribute in coffee, also referred to as brightness or liveliness. It adds a brilliance to the cup, whereas low acid coffees can seem....
Currently, Brazil coffees are out of vogue because of their low acidity, which has recently become the most important and sometimes only important thing in a coffee for a lot of roasters. Through the forced demucilage
Demucilage refers to a method to remove the fruity layer of coffee cherry... the called mucilage. Mucilage is the layer between the outer skin and the parchment layer,... process though, you can produce near fully washed, sometimes called semi-washedAn uncertain term to describe a coffee processing technique somewhere between wet-process and dry-process: Semi-washed has been used, most commonly in Brazil, to describe a hybrid coffee process.... or mechanically washed, coffee profiles with brighter acidsMany acids contribute to coffee flavor: acetic, malic, citric, quinic, tartaric, phosphoric, etc.: Many acids contribute to coffee flavor; malic, citric, quinic, tartaric, phosphoric, etc. See Acidity or.... There’s also a trend towards hyper-sorted and cleaned dry-processed coffees in Brazil winning the late harvest COE competition. These coffees are somewhat similar to the overtly fruitedIn some coffee taster’s lexicon, “fruity” means the coffee is tainted with fruit, and “fruited” means a coffee is graced by positive fruit notes. We don't exactly see... dry-processed Ethiopian coffees with some teetering on the edge of becoming yogurty but completely devoid of the layered cocoa sweetness.
sorting coffee cherryOriginally coffee literature referred to the fruit of the tree as a "berry" but in time it became a cherry. It is of course neither. Nor is the... at Monte Alegre in Minas Gerais
The Natural and Pulped Natural coffees from Brazil can be some of the trickiest coffees to roast. Thorough mechanical sortingCoffee is sorted by size, density, and color in its preparation for export.: Sorting refers to several steps performed in the preparation of coffee for export. Coffee is... means that they don’t have as much of a mix of bean densities as dry-processed Ethiopian coffees, but are fairly consistently soft coffees compared to the same varieties grown at higher elevations throughout Central America. Even though modern sorting technology is impressive, and there is a little more consistency density-wise, defects are not uncommon in these coffees due to the harvesting methods.
broca damage + fungus
Green defects and defects more noticeable after roasting are sometimes found in these coffees and have an impact on the cup. Some of the more common defects are immature beans, foxy (reddish-brown) beans, or beans damaged either by the harvesting and processingThe removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural... equipment or by broca beetle. Also, like other dry processed and pulped-natural coffees, quakersA quaker is an industry term to describe under-ripe, undeveloped coffee seeds that fail to roast properly.: A quaker is an industry term to describe under-ripe, undeveloped coffee... are a pesky presence in the roasted batches.
Resistance is the first word that comes to mind when roasting coffees from Brazil. Even though they’re softer than most other coffees, they seemingly resist heat in the roaster during the drying stage, and when looking at the rate of rise, appear to be dragging. Here’s where the most common roasting mistake is made; steadily increasing the energy in an attempt to get them to ‘catch up’. Be patient, because once the moisture dries up out of these soft coffees, they’re gonna fly. And if you continue adding heat, 1st CrackAn audible popping sound heard during roasting. In coffee, one refers to "first crack" and "second crack," which come from two different classes of chemical reactions.: An audible... will really take off and you’ll lose the ability to slow them down.
Letting the roast drag a bit is key during the drying phase and early browning stages. You will make up the time once 1st Crack begins to roll. Also, the stretched drying phase allows you to develop a syrupy and layered mouthfeel. Rustic flavors can wind up being harsh and sharp if you push the roast too much, but the right development will promote sweetness throughout the coffee.
